Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

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Columbia University – Southern Africa Fogarty AIDS and TB Training & Research Programme (AITRP)

Local Fellowship Application Process – 2012

Please note that only citizens and residents of South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland are eligible to apply for these traineeships

Applicants are invited to submit a completed pro forma Application Form and copies of relevant documentation and / or certificates.

In addition, the following is required:

  1. A letter of support from the mentor or HoD in the appropriate school or department at the academic institution or research centre confirming willingness to provide mentorship; summarizing the entire application and the goals of the training.
  2. An outline of a proposed research project, outlining goals and objectives and key milestones with timelines.
  3. Copy of at least one peer-reviewed publication.

Local postdoc application form 2012

Only complete applications submitted electronically on the pro forma application forms will be considered.

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SOUTH AFRICAN TUBERCULOSIS VACCINE INITIATIVE (SATVI) FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES – VACANCIES:

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OPERATIONS REF: SR231/11

This leader will be responsible for business and operational aspects of SATVI. He/she will develop and implement strategic plans for these areas. She/he will report to the director, and serve on the senior management team. Key areas in the job description include strategic and operational human resources management, as well as financial management, with the support of core personnel in these areas at UCT. He/she will engage with key university, governmental, national and international stakeholders. The Deputy Director will be expected to spend significant time at our field site (see below).

Requirements:

  • A dynamic person with an MBA or equivalent management related post-graduate qualification.
  • 5 years’ experience in managing a large and complex environment.
  • Extensive financial and human relations experience and knowledge and experience of the South African biomedical research environment will be important.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills will be critical.

FIELD SITE HEAD REF: SR232/11

Our facilities include a large field site with laboratory in the Worcester area, from where we conduct clinical trials. Our head office is in Cape Town. The field site head will be responsible for leading all operations at the site, and will also be based at the site. She/he will be responsible for coordinating implementation of multiple research projects. He/she will report to the Deputy Director Operations, and will serve on the senior management team. A critical area in the job description will be operational human resources management.

Requirements:

  • A BSc, BTech, or equivalent qualification would be an advantage, while an advanced qualification in project management is desirable.
  • 3 years experience in a related field.
  • A go-getter who can efficiently manage a large team.
  • Flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
  • Knowledge of clinical and laboratory based research activities will be essential.
  • Superb interpersonal skills will be required.

Both positions have been created for greater efficiency of SATVI’s operations, for protecting academic staff to focus on relevant activities and outputs, and for allowing greater ownership at the field site.

Should you have any specific questions, please do not hesitate to contact Professor Willem Hanekom, director of SATVI, directly on 021 406 6791, or at willem.hanekom@uct.ac.za.

Application process:

To apply, (indicating which position you are applying for), please e-mail the completed UCT Application form, together with all other relevant documentation as indicated on the form, to Mrs Melanie Falken, Staff Recruitment and Selection, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7700, South Africa. E-mail: melanie.falken@uct.ac.za; Tel: +27 21 650 5764; Faculty website: www.health.uct.ac.za.

The application form can be downloaded at http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc.

An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date for applications: 13 January 2012


INTERNATIONAL

DPhil Studentship – in Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, UK KEMRI Wellcome Trust research programme, Kilifi, Kenya Large-effect genetic variants in susceptibility to
invasive pneumococcal disease The closing date for applications is Friday 23 December 2011. Click here for more information.

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ExxonMobile Scholarships for MSC Global Health Sciences at Oxford
University

Applicants from the following countries are invited to apply for the ExxonMobil Scholarships in Global Health Science:
Angola, Cameroon, Chad, China, Equatorial Guinea, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and UAE.

contact: proochista.ariana@dphpc.ox.ac.uk – Application deadlines: Friday 6th January
2012, Friday 9th March 2012. Click here fore more information

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Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fellowship in Parasitology)

Organisation: Imperial College London, Division of Cell & Molecular Biology, Faculty of
Natural Sciences, UK
Salary: £31,300 – £33,920 per annum
Closing date: 9 January 2012 (midnight GMT)

A Research Associate position is available as soon as possible, for 34 months. You will be based in Professor Robert Sinden’s laboratory in South Kensington, London and will assist in scientific research dealing with the development and implementation of Plasmodium transmission-blocking assays. You will contribute to producing independent and original research within the group and aid in the submission of publications to refereed journals, and research grants. You will also help with the supervision of undergraduate and masters research projects. Click here for more information

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IIASA’s annual 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) offers research opportunities to talented young researchers whose interests correspond with IIASA’s ongoing research on issues of global environmental, economic and social change. From June through August accepted participants work within the Institute’s Research Programs under the guidance of IIASA scientific staff.

What to Expect from the Program
The YSSP provides a unique opportunity for participants to

  • advance their research under the direct supervision of an experienced IIASA scientist, and at the same time contribute to IIASA’s ongoing scientific agenda;
  • broaden their research interests by working in IIASA’s interdisciplinary and international research environment;
  • build contacts with IIASA’s worldwide network of collaborators and with other YSSP fellows.;
  • have an opportunity to present their research at a designated summer workshop.

The program offers a wide range of scientific events, including both social and natural sciences, often with important policy dimensions. An optional curriculum helps students put their research into perspective and adds a philosophical edge.

Since the beginning of the Program in 1977, 1565 participants from 83 countries have benefited from collaborating with IIASA’s scholars and enhanced their own perspectives and career opportunities.

Applicants to the YSSP prepare a research proposal that corresponds both with their professional plans and the agenda of their selected IIASA Program. Accepted applicants begin work before the summer by planning their research in close collaboration with their IIASA supervisors.

Conditions of Participation
Participants are expected to be resident at IIASA for the entire 3-month period; June through August. Up to five days of leave may be approved by supervisors for participation in conferences and/or for personal reasons. Participants also agree to a timely submission of their research reports.

The 2012 program starts on June 1, 2012, and ends on August 31, 2012. In order to be considered, applicants must commit to staying for the entire program.

Application Period
Registration for the 2012 program will open in October 2011. Closing date is 16 January 2012. Only complete applications received before 24.00 (CET) on 16 January 2012 will be considered.

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The MSc in Global Health Science is a one-year, full-time course, aiming at recruiting students whom we believe will be able to assume leadership positions within major international health organisations and ministries of health. Click here for more information

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Postdoctoral position in human mucosal immunity

A postdoctoral position is available in the Loke Lab at the NYU school of Medicine to study human mucosal immunity. Our laboratory is interested in how helminth infections could suppress inflammatory bowel diseases and also the effects of gut microbiota on the human intestinal immune system. We are particularly interested in understanding the natural variation in lymphocyte populations of the human intestinal mucosa and to identify factors that affect their homeostasis. We are using multi-parameter assays to characterize responses of research subjects in collaboration with gastroenterologists and are conducting a clinical trial on helminthic therapy for ulcerative colitis (clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01433471).

The candidate should have a PhD or MD/PhD, with a record of publications in immunology/molecular biology/microbiology/genomics. Experience in flow cytometry, biostatistics, bioformatics or systems biology is desired by not required.

Please send your CV, a statement of research interests and contact information for three
references to png.loke@nyumc.org